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Egypt Sufffered Short Term Loss In Tourism Caused By The Revolution
By Ibnu Khusairi Ibnu Aris
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - The situation in Egypt is returning to normal and its tourism industry, which suffered during the anti-Hosni Mubarak revolution, is set to recover, said Egypt's Ambassador to Malaysia, Mohamed Saad Ebeid.
He noted that the post-revolution, with its new ruling power currently held by the Egypt Military Council, had created a "new image" of Egypt for tourists and they were "curious to know themselves" about life in the country.
"We are optimistic now that more people will come to Egypt to witness the unique and new look of Egypt after the massive demonstrations ended," he told Bernama after visiting the news agency here Tuesday.
Mohamed Saad was confident that tourism would quickly recover in the country and people would continue to visit Egypt, witnessing the unique historical places in the country just as before.
Egypt's tourism industry incurred a short-term loss during the revolution as people changed plans for touring Egypt due to safety concerns.
Mohamed said since the military council took over, conditions had returned to normal and Egyptians were performing their daily routines as before.
He also said the situation in the country was much safer now.
He noted that more than 11,000 Malaysians, who were evacuated during the height of the demonstrations, were now resuming their studies at various universities in Egypt.
Touching on the transitional period in the government, Mohamed said
Egyptians would have a new Constitution after the General Election this
September, then the referendum for a new Constitution will be held.
"In September we will have a general election. After that we will have a referendum for the people to choose whether to have a new constitution or not, then Egypt expects to form a new constitution.
"There will be some amendments to the constitution involving the power of the President, which had been unlimited before, and the constitution will be promoting more democratic values in the country," he said.
He added that Egyptians who are at least 18 years old can vote in the election to choose and "shape" the government they want to rule Egypt.
"We are counting on the votes of young people because they are comprising more than 50 per cent of the population in Egypt and they will firmly express their needs in what they want in the country," he said.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - The situation in Egypt is returning to normal and its tourism industry, which suffered during the anti-Hosni Mubarak revolution, is set to recover, said Egypt's Ambassador to Malaysia, Mohamed Saad Ebeid.
He noted that the post-revolution, with its new ruling power currently held by the Egypt Military Council, had created a "new image" of Egypt for tourists and they were "curious to know themselves" about life in the country.
"We are optimistic now that more people will come to Egypt to witness the unique and new look of Egypt after the massive demonstrations ended," he told Bernama after visiting the news agency here Tuesday.
Mohamed Saad was confident that tourism would quickly recover in the country and people would continue to visit Egypt, witnessing the unique historical places in the country just as before.
Egypt's tourism industry incurred a short-term loss during the revolution as people changed plans for touring Egypt due to safety concerns.
Mohamed said since the military council took over, conditions had returned to normal and Egyptians were performing their daily routines as before.
He also said the situation in the country was much safer now.
He noted that more than 11,000 Malaysians, who were evacuated during the height of the demonstrations, were now resuming their studies at various universities in Egypt.
Touching on the transitional period in the government, Mohamed said
Egyptians would have a new Constitution after the General Election this
September, then the referendum for a new Constitution will be held.
"In September we will have a general election. After that we will have a referendum for the people to choose whether to have a new constitution or not, then Egypt expects to form a new constitution.
"There will be some amendments to the constitution involving the power of the President, which had been unlimited before, and the constitution will be promoting more democratic values in the country," he said.
He added that Egyptians who are at least 18 years old can vote in the election to choose and "shape" the government they want to rule Egypt.
"We are counting on the votes of young people because they are comprising more than 50 per cent of the population in Egypt and they will firmly express their needs in what they want in the country," he said.
